Richard,
On my Win 7 laptop, I find that ACLog doesn't release the com port
immediately but if you wait about 15 seconds or more, it is released and the
other program can then be started. If I start something else faster than
that, it can't get the port. 

73, Jim


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On Behalf Of Richard B McDonald
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 6:39 PM
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Subject: AC Log Locking-up Com Port

Hi!

 

Apparently, ACL does not automatically release the Com Port when you exit
it.  I am wondering if there is a setting to do this, or a button within it
to do this that you can hit before exiting ACL?  The problem with this is
that if I first use ACL and then want to use another program (e.g.,
ARCP-2000) I am having to restart my PC to free up the Com Port.  I notice
that in ARCP there is a button (under the "Control" menu) that does exactly
the latter.  Even better, maybe there is a setting in Windows 7 that somehow
releases the Com Port whenever no program is using it!

 

73,

Richard KK6MRH